POPVOX Issue Spotlight – Asian Carp
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- HR 4001
Defending Against Aquatic Invasive Species Act
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out certain activities to prevent the interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River. Would prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, according to bill sponsor.
— supported by Michigan United Conservation Clubs and ConservAmerica
- HR 985
Asian Carp Prevention Act
To direct the Secretary of the Army to prevent the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and the tributaries of the Great Lakes.
- S 125
Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act
(And also HR 358 in House) To direct the US Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and the US Geological Survey, to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries.
- S 365
Upper Mississippi CARP Act
(And also HR 709 in House) To authorize the Secretary of the Army to take actions to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota.
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